Quickie Tom Yum Soup Recipes

QUICKIE TOM YUM SOUP

Steps:

• Set water to boil in a pot, add water and mix in tom yum soup.(NOTE:Unless the tom yum paste has instructions, follow as above to prepare the tom yum soup base.).
• Put garlic, celery, tomatoes, mushrooms, chicken and prawns inside the pot. Leave to boil.
• Add chicken, stock cube, salt and pepper. Leave to boil for another 5 - 10 minutes, until the fragrant smell of the soup wafts around the kitchen or until the oil from the tom yum soup appears on the surface on the soup.
• Garnish with coriander and serve.

TOM YUM SOUP

Steps:

• Wash mushrooms and set aside.
• Crush lemongrass with back of knife to release flavor. Tie in a knot and drop into pot of water.
• Bring water to a boil.
• Add mushrooms.
• Pull kaffir lime leaves from their stems and place in water. If using lime zest instead, add it.
• Turn off heat on stove.
• Crush chili peppers and place into a serving bowl. This will make the dish very spicy. If you don't want as much heat, don't crush the peppers, or only crush one. (If you prefer, omit the peppers entirely and use bottled chili sauce).
• Add fish sauce and juice from limes into bowl.
• Pour lemongrass broth into serving bowl.
• Taste, adjust fish sauce and lime if needed.
• Serve, sprinkled with cilantro.